Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112531.015 - Employee amputates several fingers while emptying dumpster

Accident Summary Nr: 112531.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1352679.015	10/10/2018		321920	Pioneer Quality Pallet, Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on October 5, 2018, an employee was emptying a rolling dumpster into a larger semi-trailer dumpster. The employee left the forklift, unlatched the mechanism, and unraveled the rope attached to it while wrapping it around several fingers. The employee returned to the forklift, began lifting up the forks when the string tightened around his fingers and severed his index, middle, and ring fingers from his right hand. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Dumpster, Finger, Forklift, Rope

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1352679.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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